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PANCE Prep Pearls Cardio Questions PDF
PANCE Prep Pearls Cardio Questions PDF
PANCE Prep Pearls Cardio Questions PDF
QUESTION
9
Choice
D
(Adenosine)
is
correct.
Adenosine
is
the
drug
of
choice
for
narrow
complex
SVT.
Adenosine
temporarily
blocks
the
AV
node,
thereby
terminating
the
reentry
of
the
impulse.
Choice
A
(synchronized
cardioversion)
is
the
treatment
of
choice
for
unstable
tachycardia
Choice
B
(unsynchronized
cardioversion)
is
the
treatment
of
choice
only
for
pulseless ventricular
tachycardia
or
ventricular
fibrillation.
Choice
C
(amiodarone)
is
the
treatment
of
choice
for
wide
complex
tachycardia
not
narrow
one.
Choice
E
(atropine)
is
an
anticholinergic
drug
that
would
increase
the
heart
rate
not
decrease
it.